Upgrading from Deco M5? (Deco owners advice wanted!)
Hey all. need some advice. Which Decos would you recommend I replace my M5's with please? I'm hoping to upgrade my network without a huge extra cost. My setup is explained at the bottom, but basically I'm looking for less latency and stronger connections.
Would the Deco X20, X10 or P9 be suitable, or should I look at other models, any suggestions or tips?
- One of my concerns with the X20 is going from Homecare (on my M5) to HomeShield, which requires a subscription for extra features that I don't intend to pay. I would use the free version of Homeshield.
Has anyone else made this shift, or does anyone know what features do you lose, and if it's worth it? One of the features I really like on the M5 is the monthly log of how much data each device used. I don't know if this is retained.
- For the X10, I understand it doesn't use Homeshield or Homecare but has its own protection features, how are these? Any experiences? Is performance comparable to the X20? It seems it might be, should this be a model still worth considering?
- I also considered the P9 due to the powerline features, though I'm not sure if it's much of an upgrade on the M5 as it is an older model. Perhaps it would help reduce latency regardless? Any experience or thoughts please?
Any advice or tips are welcome, if you own any of these devices I'd love to hear more, but even if you don't I appreciate any help!
I'm not sure if the X50 would be worth the extra from the X20. I also looked at the M9 Plus, PX50 and X60 but these seem to be a little more expensive and I'm not sure if they're worth the extra cost. Possibly.
I've currently got a setup with 2 Deco M5's and an S4. One M5 is my main Deco, the other Decos are satellite Decos connected wirelessly, no ethernet backhaul (and setting ethernet up is not really an option)
One's only a room away and the other is just up a flight of stairs. To both Satellite Decos, I only get a Medium strength connection. I'm hoping to reduce latency on the network and if possible increase the range a bit, ideally with the connection between Decos being strong instead of just medium.
I'm curious if new Decos would improve performance or if the WiFi performance would actually be the same as on my M5, I'm not sure?
My internet speed isn't close to the maximum speed of these Decos, I get around 250mbps
Thank you!